What is this?

[Sun657]

I posted this question on another forum,as I am anxious to hear any opinions.I have the slightest clue to what's going on.I have spells of everything feeling fine,then going straight to feeling depressed again.It's very hard to talk to someone because my mind is in high gear and I talk so fast,then my heart races and sweating kicks in.My sleep is awful because I dream constantly.Not long after falling asleep,my dreams begin.My sleep study showed too much Stage2 and REM along with 5 apneas.I react strangly to alcohol and certain meds,pain meds in particular.Example,I was prescribed pain meds this month for surgery and had some left over.Last week I fell down my stairs and landed on my wrist wrong and took a half of Percocet.Felt wierd,but ok.The next day,it was still  hurting quite a bit,so,I split the pill.Took half dose and other half 30 minutes later.When the second half kicked in,I got really dizzy.Then went into extreme hyper mode,blacked out for about 45 minutes,then I was full of anger.I was snapping at anything.Don't really remember a whole lot of the rest of the evening,just pieces.I do the same with alcohol.I no longer drink because of this.I always think bad thoughts like I had left home and went to someone else's house.I can't tell if I really did it or if they are just dreams.It's like fragmented memory.Bits and pieces,but never any voices,faces,how I got there,or which way I came home.Just an over-whelmed feeling.That's where my panic and depression kicks in.I feel really stupid having to ask my neighbors if I ever came over there.This last episode,I haven't asked anything yet.I'm too afraid to.This is really frightening me.My mind races all the time,full of thoughts and emotions and I can't figure it out.I try to talk to my husband about it,but he doesn't listen.Just gets angry with me and saying it's costing too much money with all the doc appts..I would greatly appreciate any opinions on this.

[Sun657]

Thank you for your response.Does it sound like only anxiety or maybe a Bipolar Disorder?My brother is Bipolar/Schiz./OCD and we have other mental issues in our family(mother and father).I had experienced this before when I was 18(now 32)and it has been at the worst this past year.It started up again when I took Chantix.I just wish I could figure out a way to get these dreams to stop.Atleast I hope that they are dreams.I've also had an unbearable amout of stress in my life,some things that I'm a little weary of discussing(nothing I've done,but been done to me).Sometimes I wonder if this may have an impact on the things going on now.I know I need to talk with a psych,but just needing to be prepared before I make that step.

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

You are suffereing from an extremely high state of anxiety. You should be seeing a psychiatrist who can help you with medications immediately, and help you figure out the source.